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Note: 4.5/5

I loved it! I decided to read it after reading the synopsis on a website, and it was a great decision to do so.
I couldn't put it down, wanting to know what happened! It made me laugh, it gave me hope that, one day, the world will be fully accepting of the LGBT+ community, it made me tear up. It had be a while since a book had this type of effect on me. If you have read the story of Alex and Henry, go and read it now. The author's storytelling capabilities are incredible, she built the characters and all the tiny details with a lot of attention which makes it so easy to picture it in your mind.
I really hope there will be a sequel to this book at some point.

https://readinginprocess.wordpress.com/2020/05/27/her-royal-highness-rachel-hawkins/

Picked up the book after seeing it appear as a recommendation. And while the cover lets you think it'll be your typical rom-com lighthearted book, the text is definitely much hotter than that.
Personally, I've been reading a lot at work when I don't have much to do, and I will say I am very glad none of my coworkers know English, because the smut is definitely nsfw

Enjoyable read

The story of Meena is an enjoyable and easy read. While there are some moments that could've had more details, following Meena's discovery of herself, her past and her culture heritage was very interesting and allows the discovery of the Indian American culture for the reader

DNF one-third in.

Honestly, I understand the need to bring in anorexia and bulimia in literature and that was not my issue with the book. My issue was with the writing that really didn't resonate with me and I tried to push through as I don't like to DNF books but...

Ginny felt more like a cry-baby than a protagonist. Like seriously, in the 100 pages I read of this book, i felt like she spent 99.5% of her time complaining about something and sure, she has mentally illness but i was just fighting falling asleep while reading...

Also, what is the point of a 4-sentence chapter ? It doesn't give any details as to what the character is feeling. I felt like I was trying to read someone notes to help them write an actual chapter but the author ran out of time and was like “fuck it, I'll rewrite my little blurb and call it a day”.

If you enjoyed this book, I'm really happy for you, but it wasn't my cup of tea.